Thursday, September 20, 2007

Uppittu for Bangalore

For Bangalore…For the Bangali Mashima in Malleshwaram who would drag me along to get Fish from YeshwantpuraFor the Coorgi Aunty in Indiranagar who fed me delectable chicken biryaniFor the cafeteria workers who very kindly served me sugar with my curd after laughing at my request for the first few daysFor the same cafeteria, where I had delicious breakfasts of Uppittu and idli, if I managed to reach early enough.For the 3’o clock tea time with madur vadas that helped me stay awakeFor the house in Koramangala, where I first set up home after marriage and munched on idlis while sipping tea and perusing the Page 3 of Bangalore TimesFor the Darshini right beside home in Koramangala, which provided steaming idlis and chutney wrapped in banana leaf for Saturday morning breakfastsFor Taj West End where D gave me the first ever decent birthday treat and where I in my search for exotic yet low priced appetizers had a dish which turned out to be tiny sabudana wafers with a crab dipping.For Koshy’s where I loved eating appams and everything elseFor Queens where we waited patiently for the warm, soft phulkas and baingan bhartaFor Ebony where we had Balti cuisine at a heightFor the Corner Café and its ice creamFor Lakeview on MG Road and more ice creamFor Karavalli where the ambience was splendid and the rasam hotFor Nagarjuna Savoy and its tomato soup followed by the tastiest Hyderabadi biryaniFor MTR near Lalbagh and the Upma with huge dollops of gheeFor KC Dass and my Sunday fixes of Bangali Shingara and KachuriFor Krishna Chinnai, a small place in Koramangala, a very spicy biryani and a minimal priceFor Casa Picola and my first and best PastaFor Sukhsagar and tiny orange Gobi ManchuriansFor the Auntie across the street who fed us idlis and chutney on the morning we packed and left…For Bangalore…

Uppittu Recipe from here. Sending to Asha for RCI-Karnatka, an event created by Lakshmi of Veggie Cuisine and hosted by Asha of FoodiesHope

I know Karnataka is much more beyond B'lore but this is just reliving my memories of my happy days there. This list is from many moons ago and things and menu might have changed, so swalpa adjust maadi

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Sandeepa reading the names of all these places above....I am missing home at Blore terribly,Ohhh I want to scream.......!

While I was doing my Masters in Blore,for food microbiology classes,we used to go to KC Das lab. Just below the lab, was where they used to prepare the sweets.They also used to make few savouries,out of which cutlet with a beetroot stuffing was my fav.

Lovely blog...I lurk here often, but commenting for the first time. Your blog is my education in Bangla cuisine...Lovely post..the Bangalore memoir brings lots of memories...sounds like the Bangalore of the late late 90s??

Excellent entry! You know ,I was hoping somebody would cook Uppittu,I have one Avarakalu Uppittu entry before this.Thank you so much for taking time to cook Sandeepa.Hugs!:))You have eaten thru' almost all the famous places in B'lore! Good for you, West End is our fave too and Sukh Sagar!:))Have a great weekend sweetie.

Oh, what a nice tribute to BLR and the people you met there! I'd forgotten a few of the places- Ebony- what a nice view it had from the terrace and KC Das -loved their Mishti Doi and Chamchams. I don't think I ever tried appams at Koshy's. I had a nice trip down memory lane. Nice post, San! :)

Swalpa adjust madi...u got me there:)))) How I wish I could listen to you saying that with your bangla accent :D A beautiful yet simple way of writing down the memories!! Now you had me thinking of all those places me and cjj used to wander at chennai :) I am getting good dose of nostalgia in the morning itself, due to some of you here :)

You really make me crave to go back to B'lore right now. Brings back real fond memories, especially being a 'pucca' B'lore girl! I miss every single one that you have mentioned. I miss KC Das rosgullas the most! Thanks for such a wonderful trip down memory lane.

I've been lurking for some time now..but *had* to de-lurk and post a comment after reading your entry about Bangalore (home for more than nine years and one of my favourite cities- *sob* I miss it)..I miss especially the benne masal dosa (butter masal dosa) in this tiny place in malleswaram called CTR..

yes sandeepa thats one more thing in common :)My husband's a bengali from Bangalore...thats where i met him..and thats where we "courted"(I am being rather old-fashioned here, ain't I??) and thats where my acquired family lives.....it's a lovely city and i;m glad it has such happy memories for me (and for you) :)

that was quite an ode to Bangalore :). Queens and Corner House were quite a combo na! and i loved the Chung-Wah and Mainland China too :-D.

first time when i saw this post, i just froze.....all those memories of Bangalore came alive.....i was totally in a different world, and couldn't even type a single sentence.....nostalgia, pure nostalgia! This post is a teasured one, dear!

Swalpa adjust madthani...I know very lil kannada and hat off to you, what a write up Sanss...lovely...Only restaturant I ever visited in Bglr was Nandini and I loved the Gobi Manchurian over there...that Uppittu ne mujhe apne baajuwali aunty ki yaad dila di

Ok, what the heck... :) You have a great memory Sandeepa... I do remember very few, Koshi's, Queens, Ebony, Karavalli... and the late night dinners at Taj.... Hey, we might have been living in Bangalore at the same time... :)

Hey, sorry yaar, while replying to the restaurant query, i totally forgot about anardana. I bought them from an Indian store in Boston long ago. They are available in Indian Stores usually, have seen them here too.

Lovely entry Sandeepa. I could relate to each and everything except the setting up home part of it. I am from Bangalore and can imagine what wonderful memories one has of that beautiful and exciting city.

hey! i came across ur blog while lookin for old pics of bangalore... and after reading it, i miss blore even more... i used to be a big foody and im so happy i found ur site as i jus got married and im jus learnin to cook:) hey hv u ever made biryani like the one frm NAGARJUNA!!! OMG i miss tat the most lol

I completely related to everything you have written here. Been there, done that! Landed straight from Delhi in Blore and loved every bit of my life there! Our office cafeteria also had a Bong cook, who introduced fried mackerel in the evenings! And boy I would just work late to eat that.

Did you miss out on the Hot Chips and NandHini's Biryani? And the mutton rolls from Lazeez (K'mangala and Commercial Street)?

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Predominantly a Bong, who loves being a Mom and loves to cook among other things for the li'l one and the big ones.She loves to write too and you will find her food spiced up with stories. Mainly a collection of Bengali Recipes with other kinds thrown in, in good measure. A Snapshot of Bengali Cuisine